floppier; floppiest
: tending to flop
especially
: being both soft and flexible
Examples of floppy in a Sentence
Adjective
my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears
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Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
This natural selection for friendliness is thought to have also caused many accidental changes—such as floppy ears, curly tails, and splotchy coats—as well as the ability to make eye contact and read human gestures in a way that wolves cannot.
—Brian Hare, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
In San Francisco, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley, the city’s train system runs on floppies.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Adjective
Leave enough room that the rice can spread out, and the sock has a floppy, not hard, feel.
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
This natural selection for friendliness is thought to have also caused many accidental changes—such as floppy ears, curly tails, and splotchy coats—as well as the ability to make eye contact and read human gestures in a way that wolves cannot.
—Brian Hare, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
Sony was the last major manufacturer to cease production of 3.5″ floppies, and their production lines stopped running in 2011.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
In San Francisco, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley, the city’s train system runs on floppies.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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